Pam Hartley

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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 3042
Date: Sat, Feb 15, 2003, 9:17 AM


> but I don't like people
> making excuses for not being able to unschool.

So basically there are no legitimate reasons why someone might have trouble
unschooling to the degree that you do?

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I suppose it depends on what you consider a "legitimate reason", and/or
whether any of them ARE legitimate on a list where unschooling is assumed to
be the goal of every member.

If someone comes here and says honestly, "I am intrigued by unschooling, but
I'm really really afraid" people are very likely to ask her (kindly) what
she's afraid of, and if she can put names to those fears to reassure her
through stories of their own families and families they know well how to
combat those fears or the causes of them.

If someone comes here and says, "I unschool except for math because it's
very important that math be learned in a logical, precise order so there's
no messing around on THAT!" she is probably still going to be treated with
kindness (okay, I might make a joke because I find myself amusing, but I'd
still try to be kind and help, too) and stories about unschooling and the
learning of mathematical concepts.

Anyone might have trouble with anything, unschooling included. Hence, this
list, the goal of which is to help each other with unschooling. The list is
not here to pretend that someone can't unschool because of their "legitimate
reason", it's to explore their stated reasons, offer suggestions and advice,
some of which might help them see that their "legitimate reason" doesn't in
the end hold water.

So tell me, what "legitimate reason(s)" do you think there are for not
unschooling?

Pam

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